asylum
n
1
(a) [U] safety; refuge 安全; 庇护
ask for/be granted political asylum, ie protection given to a political refugee by a foreign country 请求[准予]政治避难(外国给予政治难民的保护).
(b) [C] place of safety or refuge 庇护所; 避难所.
2 [C] (dated 旧) hospital for the care of mentally ill or destitute people 精神病院; 收容所.